The Summers End Festival is delighted to announce that Abel Ganz will play the third slot on Sunday 28th September. The resurgent Scots will shortly release their eagerly awaited new album Shooting Albatross, which features guest appearances from former band member Alan Reed of Pallas and Chris Fry of Magenta. The album combines melodic prog with delicious Celtic textures and promises to be one of the releases of 2008.
www.abelganz.com
The current festival line up now looks like this, with 4 bands still to be announced:
Friday 26th September - Threshold (UK - headliner) www.thresh.net
Support band TBC
Saturday 27th
IQ (UK - headliner) www.gep.co.uk/iq
Magenta (UK - special guests) www.magenta-web.com
Quidam (Poland ) www.quidam.pl
Abarax (Germany) www.abarax.de
Opening band TBC
Sunday 28th
The Tangent (UK / Sweden - headliner) http://thetangent.org
Frost* (UK - special guests) http://thenewcube.blogspot.com/
Abel Ganz (UK) www.abelganz.com
Other two bands TBC
The 2008 festival will take place on the evening of Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th of September, at the Hall, Lydney, with 1, 2 or 3 day tickets available. There are no age restrictions.
More details of the festival, including further bands, ticket sales, accommodation, and sponsorship packages will be released very soon.
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26 March 2008
17 March 2008
2 more bands signed for Summers End Festival
Summers End is delighted to confirm Quidam and Abarax as the latest additions to the Festival.
Quidam were one of the first Polish progressive bands to gain international prominence in the mid 90s. Their music has always been highly melodic, with flute a major part of their sound, but their recent material has introduced a strong contemporary feel, with great song writing accompanying epic instrumental passages. Their latest album, "Alone Together", released in 2007, has been hailed as their finest yet. The band will take the third Saturday slot, just prior to Magenta's appearance.
Having had to postpone their appearance at the festival for a year Abarax, from Germany, will finally take their place in the line up. The band play symphonic progressive rock with its feet in Pink Floyd territory, typified by the fabulous, fluid guitar of Dennis Grasekamp. Their album, the concept piece "The Crying of the Whales" is highly recommended. The band will play in the second slot on Saturday afternoon.
We also have exciting news about the headline appearance of the Tangent. Guy Manning will now take his place in the line up for the festival, meaning that Summers End is likely to be the only live appearance by the full band anywhere in 2008!
Quidam were one of the first Polish progressive bands to gain international prominence in the mid 90s. Their music has always been highly melodic, with flute a major part of their sound, but their recent material has introduced a strong contemporary feel, with great song writing accompanying epic instrumental passages. Their latest album, "Alone Together", released in 2007, has been hailed as their finest yet. The band will take the third Saturday slot, just prior to Magenta's appearance.
Having had to postpone their appearance at the festival for a year Abarax, from Germany, will finally take their place in the line up. The band play symphonic progressive rock with its feet in Pink Floyd territory, typified by the fabulous, fluid guitar of Dennis Grasekamp. Their album, the concept piece "The Crying of the Whales" is highly recommended. The band will play in the second slot on Saturday afternoon.
We also have exciting news about the headline appearance of the Tangent. Guy Manning will now take his place in the line up for the festival, meaning that Summers End is likely to be the only live appearance by the full band anywhere in 2008!
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